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2008-12-03 07:42	AP Top News	Grammy nominations hit prime-time with TV special LOS ANGELES (AP) - In an era where awards shows are as commonplace as reality shows, even the top-tier events are finding it hard to stand out. So the Recording Academy is trying something different when it announces its nominees for its upcoming Grammys. Instead of its traditional morning roll call of nominee names at a staid press conference, top nominees will be revealed during a prime-time concert special to air live Wednesday on CBS. Among the performers are Mariah Carey, John Mayer and Taylor Swift - a potential nominee....
2008-12-03 07:42	AFP	Some 100 countries ban cluster bombs as signing begins in Oslo OSLO (AFP) - Some 100 nations began putting their names Wednesday to a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs, amid calls for major arms producers such as China, Russia and the United States to join them....
2008-12-03 07:42	AFP	Scotland mulls joint bid for Euro 2016 GLASGOW (AFP) - Scottish football chiefs have begun exploratory talks with their counterparts in Wales and Northern Ireland about a possible bid to host Euro 2016, the first 24-team European Championship....
2008-12-03 07:40	Reuters UK	Glaxo cuts further 200 manufacturing jobs
2008-12-03 07:35	Reuters UK	Economic worries dent consumer morale
2008-12-03 07:22	AP International	Pope says banks should support weakest VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI is urging banks to help families experiencing financial problems....
2008-12-03 07:17	AP International	NATO: Albania and Croatia to join by April BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - NATO foreign ministers said Wednesday they expected Albania and Croatia to become the alliance's newest members by April....
2008-12-03 07:17	AP International	Italian judge suspends trial of CIA agents MILAN, Italy (AP) - An Italian judge has suspended a kidnapping trial linked to the CIA's extraordinary rendition program after the government said testimony could be a threat to Italy's national security....
2008-12-03 07:17	AFP	Job cuts, sick car sales, weak demand point to European rate cuts LONDON (AFP) - A new round of job cuts in Italy and Spain, plunging German auto sales and a eurozone report described as quot;horriblequot; pointed on Wednesday to further interest rate cuts in Europe, analysts said....
2008-12-03 07:17	AFP	India confident England will return for Test series CHENNAI, India (AFP) - India#39;s cricket chiefs and local police said Wednesday they expect England to arrive here next week for the Test series that was thrown in doubt due to the deadly Mumbai attacks....
2008-12-03 07:12	AP Top News	European markets down ahead of Dow's expected fall LONDON (AP) - European stock markets fell modestly Wednesday after further dismal economic data and as Wall Street was heading towards a lower opening. Asian markets were higher after Wall Street's rebound the previous session. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 61.10 points, or 1.5 percent, at 4,061.76, with heavyweight oil stocks BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell down 2.4 percent and 2.8 percent respectively as oil prices slid to a new three-year low below $47 a barrel....
2008-12-03 07:10	Reuters UK	England check security in India for test series
2008-12-03 07:02	AP International	NATO backs US missile shield BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday confirmed their support for U.S. plans to install anti-missile defenses in Europe despite Russia's strong opposition....
2008-12-03 07:02	AP International	Amnesty Int'l says torture on rise in Mauritania DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The torture of prisoners including al-Qaida suspects has increased under the military junta that rules Mauritania, where security forces routinely abuse detainees with electric shocks, burnings, beatings and sexual violence, an international rights group said Wednesday....
2008-12-03 07:00	Reuters UK	Glaxo cuts further 200 UK jobs
2008-12-03 06:55	Reuters UK	Bank rescue plans bolstered
2008-12-03 06:47	AP Top News	Thai airports reopens after PM ousted by court BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The first commercial flight in a week arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday as anti-government protesters ended their siege of the country's two main airports, declaring victory after Thailand's prime minister was ousted by a court ruling. Thousands of jubilant protesters streamed out of the Suvarnabhumi international airport in cars and trucks, while others cleaned up the mess that had accumulated during their weeklong takeover. Similar scenes were witnessed at the domestic Don Muang airport....
2008-12-03 06:45	Reuters UK	Bank rescue measures strengthened
2008-12-03 06:32	AP Top News	Giants suspend Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The fallout from Plaxico Burress' self-inflicted gunshot wound may still cause problems for New York Giants middle linebacker Antonio Pierce and affect the team's bid for a second straight Super Bowl title. Just days after Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh at a Manhattan nightclub, the Giants fined and suspended the star receiver on Tuesday for four games - the rest of the regular season. The team also placed him on the reserve non-football injury list, which means he won't be back for the playoffs, either....
2008-12-03 06:22	AP International	Chinese police to dispatch anti-terror liaisons BEIJING (AP) - China plans to send additional police liaisons to countries facing major terror threats in a bid to boost cooperation with local security forces and head-off attacks, the Public Security Ministry said Wednesday....
2008-12-03 06:22	AP International	Rice, Mullen asking India, Pakistan to cooperate NEW DELHI (AP) - The top U.S diplomat and the country's senior military officer are making a direct appeal to India and Pakistan to share information following the terror attacks in Mumbai....
2008-12-03 06:20	Reuters UK	Zimbabwe police battle protestors
2008-12-03 06:20	Reuters UK	RBS plans overdraft refunds if banks lose test case
2008-12-03 06:15	Reuters UK	Thai protesters lift crippling airport siege
2008-12-03 06:10	Reuters UK	Take-home pay growth inches up in November
2008-12-03 06:00	Reuters UK	Marks Spencer to hold second pre-Christmas sale
2008-12-03 05:57	AP International	Government seeks 45 years for would-be LAX bomber SEATTLE (AP) - Prosecutors want to nearly double the original prison sentence of would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam, saying he has stopped cooperating with them and still poses a serious threat....
2008-12-03 05:57	AP International	Cruise ship passengers surprised by pirate attack MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - Passengers on a luxury cruise liner attacked by pirates in the dangerous waters between Yemen and Somalia said Wednesday they were surprised by the assailants' boldness and described hearing the Pop! Pop! Pop! of the pirates' rifles firing at the ship....
2008-12-03 05:52	AP International	US forces kill 10 Taliban militants in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. troops killed 10 Taliban militants during operations in southern and central Afghanistan, while five more witnesses testified at a hearing over allegations that two American soldiers mistreated a detainee, the U.S. military said Wednesday....
2008-12-03 05:50	Reuters UK	Conjoined twin baby dies after separation
2008-12-03 05:50	Reuters UK	Rice urges cooperation in Mumbai probe
2008-12-03 05:50	Reuters UK	England begin security checks in India
2008-12-03 05:47	AFP	India promise tighter security for quot;traumatisedquot; England LONDON (AFP) - England#39;s cricketers have been promised tighter security in the wake of last week#39;s terrorist attacks in Mumbai increasing the chances of this month#39;s Test series in India going ahead....
2008-12-03 05:42	AP International	Gas explosion leaves 25 injured in Spain MADRID, Spain (AP) - A gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in northeastern Spain on Wednesday, injuring at least 25 people, authorities said....
2008-12-03 05:42	AP International	Conjoined twin dies after separation surgery LONDON (AP) - A British hospital says that a conjoined twin has died after surgery to separate her from her sister....
2008-12-03 05:40	Reuters UK	Protest threats over Speaker statement
2008-12-03 05:40	Reuters UK	Rice urges rapid action on Mumbai attacks
2008-12-03 05:32	AFP	EDF reveals $4.5-bln counter-bid for half of Constellation nuclear PARIS (AFP) - French state-controlled electricity giant EDF said on Wednesday it was ready to pay 4.5 billion dollars (3.53 billion euros) for half of the nuclear activities of US group Constellation Energy....
2008-12-03 05:30	Reuters UK	Recession dents consumer morale
2008-12-03 05:25	Reuters UK	Thumbs up
2008-12-03 05:25	Reuters UK	Wages plunging fast, say recruiters
2008-12-03 05:25	Reuters UK	Merrill "to halve year-end bonuses"
2008-12-03 05:25	Reuters UK	Stagecoach profits up 24 pct
2008-12-03 05:17	Reuters Lead Headline	Crisis fightback Thailand led a global charge to cut interest rates, with countries from Europe to New Zealand expected to follow in the next few days....
2008-12-03 05:17	Reuters, International	Crisis fightback Thailand led a global charge to cut interest rates, with countries from Europe to New Zealand expected to follow in the next few days....
2008-12-03 05:15	Reuters UK	Protests threats over Speaker statement
2008-12-03 05:12	AP Top News	Rice: Mumbai attacks could bear al-Qaida's stamp NEW DELHI (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the attacks in Mumbai are the kind of terror in which al-Qaida participates. Rice arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday as part of a U.S. effort to ease tensions in the region after a three-day terrorist attack killed 171 people in India's financial capital....
2008-12-03 05:12	AP International	Rice: Mumbai attacks could bear al-Qaida's stamp NEW DELHI (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the attacks in Mumbai are the kind of terror in which al-Qaida participates....
2008-12-03 05:12	AP International	Chicago would get $1.1B in parking meter lease CHICAGO (AP) - The city already has deals to lease an airport, a toll road and garages. Now it wants to add parking meters to that list to raise some much-needed cash....
2008-12-03 05:10	Reuters UK	Protests threatened over Speaker's statement


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